take off your glasses - 29 stories to enjoy slowly
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A series of provocative, witty texts on management, culture, politics, economy and the meaning of life. Should be enjoyed one at a time, like a box of chocolates. Don't read while driving.TRANSCRIPT
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29 stories in“Take Off Your Glasses”
A book by Fernando LanzerAvailable on amazon.comPaperback and electronic
So, what are these
stories about?
I don’t know,
let’s take a
peek…
1. Take Off Your Glasses
News media generate items viewed through their own distorted lenses;
how can we understand their bias and see what is really happening out there?
2. Managing People Across Cultures
Managing people from different cultures is simple and difficult; it begins with understanding how cultures are different!
3. Proud To Be Mixed
Brown is better.The myth of the “pure white race” has been busted.
4. The United States of Europe versus The American Union
Here’s why we can’t all just get along… or can we?
5. Are We All On A Boat Or Are We Part Of A Shopping Mall?
Wrong analogies lead to wrong conclusions
6. Bankers And Bankers
They’re not all the same…
7. Bogus Bonus Brawl
A long time ago, in the 20th Century, bonuses were created… what went wrong?
10. When Fear Of Change Turns Into Mass Murder
The attacks in Norway on July 22 were a tragic illustration of madness empowered in our modern society. What can we do about it?
Hey, what happened to stories 8 & 9?You’ll have to see them in the book…
Is the second
part of the book really better
than the first?
I don’t know,
let’s take a
peek…
13. Arab Spring Misread
People are seeing what they want to see and not what is really happening
16. Democracy In China
China has never been freer…And it will never adopt the “English Democracy” model that was adopted in Europe and in the Americas.
19. My Neighbor For President
What did George W. Bush, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Evo Morales and Hugo Chávez all have in common? Pick the right answer:a. they were all idiotsb. they were all dangerousc. they were all incompetentd. they were all “people like us”e. all of the above
20. The American Commander’s Choice
According to a Pentagon report made public in 2009, Bin Laden was located in Afghanistan in 2001. How did he escape? Why did it take 10 years to find him again?
21. Fear Of Freud
Why is Freud so scary to so many people?
Six people in a bar, each with a different way of looking at the world. Let’s eavesdrop on their discussion…
24. Six Visions - part 2
26. Creating Jobs
Creating jobs is easy… if we really want to. It’s not about monetary policy, so let’s stop pretending and tackle the real issue.
Pupil: O Master Khard, I have come a long way on the American Express all the way to Mount Visa in search of the meaning of life…(continues in book)27. The Meaning Of Life
29. Crystal Balls
Who has the balls to predict the future?
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